“Dancing With The Stars” Season 30 has more talent than any other season before. The contestants are in it to win it, but they can’t rely on their dance skills alone.
“DWTS” judge Carrie Ann Inaba spoke out about this week’s stunning elimination, in which Olivia Jade Giannulli and her partner Val Chmerkovskiy were eliminated. The couple was voted off despite having strong scores throughout the season. However, it was the lack of fan voting that became the reason for their elimination.
Now, Inaba is issuing a warning to other dancers, especially JoJo Siwa. Although Siwa has consistently scored high and been a frontrunner since Week 1, she may find herself eliminated as well. Just last week, Siwa found herself in the bottom two. Thankfully, the judges opted to save her after elimination Mike “The Miz” from the show.
“Jojo needs to make sure that people can see an evolution, they want to see the growth on this journey,” Carrie told HELLO! Magazine. “We aren’t a professional dance competition giving people a dance contract. ‘Dancing with the Stars’ is a special place because it’s about people going outside their comfort zone to try something new. This is the heart of the show. You have to put down your walls and let us in,” she added.
Inaba went on to reveal that fans don’t always vote for the best dancer. “The audience wants to get to know you so they can root for you. You have to capture the hearts of America. Because the judges’ scores are only part of what gets you through,” the “DWTS” judge stated. “The level of talent of Season 30’s cast is exceptional,” Carrie added. “I hope everyone knows how hard each and every couple is working this year.”
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Carrie Ann Inaba reveals JoJo Siwa’s “Dancing With The Stars” weakness
In addition to Olivia Jade’s elimination, the show also eliminated country singer Jimmie Allen during Monday’s episode.
“Olivia has a natural grace and refinement in her dancing that is matched by her often unnoticed strength and athleticism, and that all shows up on the ballroom floor in her incredible performances,” Carrie Ann admitted.
“Jimmie surprised me with his ability to express his heart through his movements with such grace. He’s very connected to each dance in a way that makes the movements have more meaning,” she continued, adding: “Iman continues to surprise me with his unique style of authentic, artistic athleticism,” she explained.
“I saw that he had his own special style and was impressed. He has a way of being fully in the dance and character but also relaxing into the choreography which means he has rehearsed it well and knows it. His kinesthetic awareness is unmatched,” Carrie Ann added.
“Dancing With The Stars” fans will see the semi-final round next week as stars like Jojo Siwa, Amanda Kloots, Suni Lee, Cody Rigsby, Melora Hardin, and Iman Shumpert will compete to gain one of the spots in the “Dancing With The Stars” finals on November 22, 2021.
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